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What volumes are
Volumes are data containers that enable you to partition and manage your data. Understanding the types of volumes and their associated capabilities enables you to design your storage architecture for maximum storage efficiency and ease of administration.
Volumes are the highest-level logical storage object. Unlike aggregates, which are composed of physical storage resources, volumes are completely logical objects.
System Manager supports two types of volumes, traditional and flexible. However, you can create only flexible volumes (FlexVol volumes) by using System Manager.

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